GRANDIN, Charles Phillip De Carteret
| Service Number: | 431 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Helier, New Jersey, Channel Islands, 4 August 1889 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 August 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row X, Grave 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 431, 41st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 431, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney |
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Charles Phillip De Carteret GRANDIN was born on 4th August 1889 in St Helier, New Jersey, Channel Islands
His parents were Charles Daniel GRANDIN and Louisa Ann HUELIN
He enlisted on 11th March, 1916 with the Australian Army - 41st Battalion, B Company - Unit embarked from Sydney on HMAT Demosthenes on 18th May, 1916
Charles died of wounds on 1st August 1917 in France and is buried in Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France
He is also commemorated on the Australian War Memorial and on a Family Memorial in Mont a L'Abbe Cemetery, Jersey
He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
LINK to a photo of his headstone & newspaper article (www.greatwarci.net)
COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES (www.cwgc.org)
LINK to more family information (www.theislandwiki.org)
WAR FILE - Australian National Archives (recordsearch.naa.gov.au)
AIF PROJECT (www.aif.adfa.edu.au)
Private Charles Phillip De Carteret Grandin
41st Battalion, Australian Infantry
1st August 1917
Son of Charles Daniel and Louisa Ann Grandin of 3 Franklin Place Windsor Rd Jersey.
Died of wounds aged 28 years
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Jersey Evening Post - Saturday 11th August 1917
Roll of Honour. Mrs. Grandin of 3 Franklyn Place Windsor Rd today received the sad information from the Reverend G Kennedy-Tucker, Church of England Chaplain of the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station that her son Private Charles Phillip de Carterer Grandin had died of wounds. The Chaplain states that the soldier was admitted to hospital on 31st July suffering from wounds in the back and passed away the following day. Continuing he says that the relatives can be cheered by the thought that the soldier did his duty and did it well. The late soldier was in his 28th year and before leaving for the Commonwealth about 9 years ago was employed at Voisin & Col. The family have our sincere sympathy
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